The Meddler
After the death of her husband, a woman (Susan Sarandon) moves from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter (Rose Byrne). She begins interfering with her daughter's life, but soon she meets other people who are more in need of her assistance, and she starts helping them.
17 October 1947, New York City, New York, USA
12 October 1955, Caserta, Campania, Italy
7 December 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
December 12, 2016
Sarandon gives a committed and sometimes touching comic performance as a woman whose good intentions are inseparable from her desire to involve herself in the lives of others.
August 02, 2016
The Meddler feels more like a sitcom than a feature film, with a mix of drama and comedy that wraps up neatly. But with tidiness comes charm and poignancy.
May 12, 2016
You root for Marnie, even when it's clear why Lori struggles with her, and you hear her persistent voice in your head for a while afterward - reminding you, perhaps, to give your own mother a call.
May 11, 2016
Sarandon sparkles in this lightweight comedy-drama.
May 12, 2016
Much like its main character, "The Meddler" exudes an irresistible charm.
December 31, 2016
The premise, based in part on truth, may sound sitcommy, but Sarandon makes everything work. She's delightful.
May 12, 2016
The beauty of The Meddler is in its insistence that grief passes - even if you can't buy your way to happiness.
November 13, 2016
As written and directed by Scafaria and performed by Sarandon, The Meddler is charming, tug-the-heart engaging stuff, that's as authentic in its emotions as it's entertaining in its filmmaking.
May 16, 2016
Scafaria's sympathetic intentions fall to simplistic setups and easy resolutions. She offers the characters no significant traits beside their functions in the action; the movie coasts on the charm of the actors, whom the director coaxes to mug ...
July 09, 2016
Uplifting fluff drama on an over-protective but a well-meaning mother.
